Stories of a syncretic past from Kolkata’s synagogues
The Hindu
The ASI protected monuments speak of a cosmopolitan history of the city
Among the many stories about Kolkata’s synagogues which Jewish scholar Jael Silliman is fond of narrating is one about a plan in 1970s from members of the community to move the magnificent Maghen David synagogue brick by brick out of Kolkata.
The drastic plan was thought of as there were not enough people to take care of the synagogues due to the migration of Jews out of Kolkata.
However, the Maghen David synagogue, now protected under the Archaeological Survey of India, has survived the ravages of time and still stands as an awe-inspiring monument in one of busiest parts of Kolkata.
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